Morgan Gibbs-White still wants to join Tottenham despite arriving for pre-season camp with Nottingham Forest, according to TBR Football.
The north London club are looking to strengthen their squad for new manager Thomas Frank ahead of a Champions League campaign, with Kota Takai and Mohammed Kudus already arriving.
But the club have been left in limbo over a move to sign the England playmaker due to a legal complaint from Forest, despite believing they had triggered his £60m release clause, and now an update has emerged.
Gibbs-White Still Wants Tottenham Move
Player has gone on tour with Forest but wants to leave
Gibbs-White initially didn't travel to Portugal with the rest of the Nottingham Forest squad for their pre-season camp due to a personal issue, but has since linked up with the team.
That has led to some speculation that he could stay at the City Ground for the 2025/26 season; however, journalist Graeme Bailey has revealed that the player is still pushing to make the move to north London.
The England international has previously told club owner Evangelos Marinakis that he wants to join Tottenham, and while Forest are still challenging the deal as they never gave Spurs permission to speak to the player yet somehow they triggered a confidential clause in his contract, the Lilywhites are still prioritising finalising a deal.
Forest were hopeful that Man City would come back to the table after showing interest earlier in the window, but the Cityzens are no longer considering a move after signing Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders before the Club World Cup.
In any case, GMS sources understand that Gibbs-White would prefer to join Tottenham even if City did return for him as they can also offer Champions League football alongside a regular spot in the starting lineup.
Frank wants to get a deal for the 25-year-old done sooner rather than later, and Spurs are doing all they can in order to make that happen, but they're currently handicapped by Forest's stance and a deal is currently not any closer to completion.
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